Cleaning device.



J. GARLETON & A. L. DE LONG. CLEANING DEVICE. APPLI'OATION FILED JAN. 31, 1914.

1, 1 1 2, 1 93. Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC JERRY GARLETON AND ALVIN L. DE LONG, OF SIOUX FALLS, SOUTHJJAKOTAL CLEANING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JERRY CARLETON and ALVIN L. DE Loire, citizens of the United States, and residents of Sioux Falls, in the county of Minnehaha and State of South Dakota, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cleaning Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cleaning devices, and one of the principal objects thereof is to provide a device wherebygasolene, benzin, ether, and other volatile and explosive liquids employed in dry cleaning as well as soapine and other compoun dsjemployed in scouring articles of clothing, laces, tapestry, etc, may besafely, conveniently andeconomically used. 1 I a V v v A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the class described, comprising a reservoir or cartridge in which the cleaning liquid maybe conveniently kept ready for use, a brush for delivering the liquid onto the surface to be cleaned,means for feeding the liquid to the brush, and means for regulating the flow of the liquid from the reservoir, means for positively sealing the device when not in use to prevent leakage of the liquid and means for detachv ably holding the various parts together, which means may be ad usted for taking up wear.

the class described which will be extremely simple, durable, sanitary and safe in use,

very practicable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view which will become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several figures, of which, i

Figure 1 represents a side elevational by the broken line 4i of Fig. 2. l

Specification of Letters IPatent.

Another object is to provide a device of Patented sept. 29, 1914.

Application filed Januziryfil, 1914. Serial 110 815,857.

In carrying out the preferred embodiment ofthe invention, we provide for the recep tion of the cleaning: liquid, a substantially cylindrical reservoir 01' cartridge 5,1ClOS6d atits lower end at 6, and annularly beaded near its upper at 7 to provide a stop for the hollow cover 8, which is adapted to snugly fit the receptacle above the beading, .The upper end of the reservoir is reduced at 9, and is connected by ahorizontally disposed annular shoulder 10, with a vertically disposed annularflange portion 11. i

A disk 12 of brass or other suitable material is disposed within flange 11, andlrests aga nst shoulder 10 and is securedbybrazing or in any other suitable manner, and is provided witha large central opening 13 by means of which, when the brush is removed,

the receptacle maybe filled.

The brushcjomprises a block 11, carrying bristles 15 on its upper surface and carry inga disk of cork or other suitable material 16, on its lower-surface, which cork may be nailed or otherwise suitably secured tothe block." The block is adapted to fit within the vertically" disposed flange portion 11 and torest'a ainst disk 1'2 and in order to detachably secure the block; in place, there hasplace inthe block, disk 16 or brass disk 12' may be taken up.

The metal disk 12 is provided near its outer edge at equi-distant points, with a plurality of larger openings 21, and at points intermediate the openings I 21,, with smaller 1 openings 22, and the brush is provided with a plurality of spacedbores 23equal in numher to the, openings 21, and equal in diameter to said openings, which bores extend through the block it and through thedisk 16, and communicate at their outer ends with bristles 15 and at their inner ends wlth the openings 21 or 22, as the case may be; The

disk 12,,so that liquids of variousuconsistencies maybe used, the amount ofliquidto be different sized openings areprovidediin the v the bores 23throughthe brush block are in alinement with the large openings 21 or the small openings 22 in the disk 12,

the openings in the disk and the bores in the brush block being so disposed that when such bores are in line with openings 21, the openings 22 are sealed by means of the disk 16, and that when the bores are'in line, with the openings-22, the large openings 21 are sealed by said disk.

It will be understood that although the collar 17 forces the brush into close contact with the disk 12, the block may be turned byhand to bring the bores into alinement with the openings 21 or 22. A staple 2 1 has its ends driven into the block as at 25 and staple 24: is disposed within the groove 20 and is spaced somewhat from the bottom of said groove and is adapted to embrace a lug 26 which projects upwardly from one point of collar 17, and is so disposed that when the block is turned until its movement is limited by one end of the staple coming in contact with the lug 26, the bores 23 will be in alinement with one of the sets of openings in disk 12, and that when the block is turned in an opposite direction until its movement is limited by the contact of the opposite end of the staple with lug 26, the bores-23 will be in alinement with the opposite set of openings and that when the block is turned so that the lug 26 is disposed midway between the ends of the staple, the bores will not be in alinement with either of said sets of openings, so that said openings are sealed by means of disk 16, and it is in this neutral position that the cartridge is intended to be carried from place to place so that any leakage of the contents of the receptacle will be prevented.

I When originally assembling the device, the disk 12 isfirst secured in place and then the brush block is seated in place and the collar threaded onto the flange 11 until the block is forced firmly onto the disk 12. The

block is then turned until the bores 23 are i i in line with either the large set or the small alinement with the bores.

set'of openings in disk 12, and staple 241 may then be driven into place so that lug 20 is disposed at one end of the staple. By this manner of'assembling the device, it is evident, as stated before, that when the brush is turned so that the opposite end of the staple'eomes in contact with the lug, that the opposite set of openings will be in After the pertions have been assembled, as described, the collarf17 and disk 12 may be provided as at QTWltll registering marks so that, the contents ofthe receptacle having been used, the "collar and brush may be removed, whereby the receptacle may be refilled through the opening 13, whereupon the collar and brush maybe replaced and the registering marks on the collar and'the flange be brought into registration so that when the block is turned to one or the other of its limits of movement, the bores will be in registration with one or the other set of openings.

It will be seen by the construction de scribed, that we have provided. means whereby a cleaning fluid may be conveniently and safely transported'from place to place and whereby fluids of various consistencies may be delivered to the brush in desirable amounts, and means whereby the various parts of the device may be conveniently and praeticab secured together. It is also evident that because of the novel means which we have provided for preventing leakage of volatile and explosive fluids, that the device is very safe, and may be transported without danger from place to place.

It will be noted that the cover 8 is substantially cylindrical, and fixed tightly at its lower end over the portion of the receptacle occurring above the beading 7 and that the outside diameter of the collar 17 is equal to the outside diameter of the receptacle, so that the cover tightly engages the periphery of the collar. The cap or cover does not touch the bristles 15, and therefore, should there be a leak so that the contents of the receptacle could reach the bristles, it would not be likely unless the leak was a large one, that the volatile liquids would be fed from the bristles to the inside surface of the cap. However, should there be a large enough leak to allow the liquid getting into the cap, it would not be likely that the liquid could find access to the outside or to any material which might be in proximity to the cleaning device, since the cap tightly fits the receptacle and collar.

Although we have described the preferred embodiment of our invention, we may desire to make such changes in the construe tion, combination and arrangement of parts as do not depart from the spirit of the in- \'*'e'ntion and the scope of the appended claims.

l ve claim:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a cylindrical receptacle reduced at one end, an annular shoulder disposed outwardly at approximately right angles to said reduced end, a flange extending substantially at right angles to said outwardly disposed shoulder, a disk disposed within said flange and resting against said shoulder, said disk provided with a large central opening whereby the receptacle may be filled, a brush adapted to be seated within said flange and against disk, said brush comprising a block having bristles on its upper surface and having a closure disk on its lower surface, a collar adapted to engage said block and to be threaded onto said flange for securing said said whereby the movement of said block may block in place, said block provided with a I plurality of bores, first said disk provided with a plurality of sets of openings of various sizes, said block adapted tobe turned whereby said bores will come into registration with one or another of said sets of openings, a staple carried by said block and a lug carried by said collar and embraced by said staple, said lug adapted to limit the movement of said block, whereby the bores are brought into registration with one or another of the sets of openings in first said disk, said sealing disk adapted to close all of the sets of openings except the ones in registration with said bores and adapted to close all the sets of openings when said block is disposed so that the lug is midway between the ends of the staple.

9.. A device of the class described, comprising a receptacle closed at one end and open at the other, a disk secured in the open end of said receptacle, a flange surrounding said disk, a block disposed within said flange, said block carrying bristles on one surface, and a closure disk on the other surface, said block and closure disk provided with a plurality of bores, first said disk provided with sets of openings of various sizes, a collar engaging said block and adapted to be threaded onto said flange for securing said block in place, said block adapted to be turned whereby the bores may be brought into registration with one or another set of openings, and means for limiting the movement of the said block,

be stopped when the bores are in registration with one or another set of openings.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a receptacle closed at one end and open at the other, a disk disposed at the open end of said receptacle, a block removably positioned on said disk, means for removably positioning said block on said disk, said block provided with a plurality of bores extending therethrough, said disk provided with a central opening whereby said receptacle may be filled, and with sets of openings of various diameters, said block adapted to be turned whereby said bores may be brought into registration with one or another of said sets of openings, means carried by said block for closing one set of openings when the other is in registration with said bores, and means for limiting the movement of the block whereby the bores will be in registration with one or the other set of openings. j

4. A device of the class described comprising a receptacle having an annular shoulder, a marginal flange on said shoulder, a block rotatably positioned on the shoulder within the flange, a collar connected to. the flange and rotatably engaging the block, bristles carried by the block, means for regulating the flow of the receptacle contents to the bristles as the block is adjusted, and cooperating means between the collar and block for determining the adjustment positions of the block.

5. A device of the class described including a receptacle having a shoulder, and a collar connected therewith, and provided with a portionoverhanging the shoulder, an adjustable block having a portion disposed between the shoulder and the overhanging collar portion, a lug carried by the collar, and a staple carried by the block adapted to co-act with said lug in determining the adjustment positions of the block.

6. A device of the class described prising a receptacle open at one, end, a positioned in the open end and provided with a series of larger and a series of smaller openings, a block adjustably positioned on the disk, bristles carried by the block, said block provided with a series of bores adapted to be brought into registration with either series of openings and means for determining the various positions of the block when the bores are in registration with either set of openings, and when not in registration with the openings.

JERRY OARLETON. ALVIN L. DE LONG.

Witnesses:

CLARENCE M. ConLnw, ErHRAIM SC-UDDER.

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